HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 9963-1996 - Amending Chapter 2 Community Development - 12/19/1996First Reading
Item #28
December 19, 1996
Second Reading
Item f/8
January 9, 1997
ORDINANCE NO. ___ 99 __ 6 __ 3 __
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY Of LUBBOCK, TEXAS WITH REGARD TO COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES BOARD; DEFINITION; CREATION AND OFFICIAL
DESIGNATION; COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF MEMBERS;
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS; CHAIRMAN SECRETARY, AND RECORD OF
PROCEEDINGS; POWERS AND DUTIES; MEETINGS; QUORUM AND VOTING;
CONFLICT OF INTEREST; THE DELETION AND RESERVATION OF SECTIONS 2-
143, 2-144, 2-145, AND 2-146; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas deems it in the best
interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lubbock to make the following
amendments to Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances with regard to the Community
Development and Services Board; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Article V of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE V. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES BOARD
Sec. 2-134. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article:
Board shall mean the City of Lubbock Community Development and Services
Board.
Sec. 2-135. Created; official designation.
There is hereby and established a city community development and services
board to be officially designated as the City of Community Development and
Services Board.
Sec. 2-136. Composition; appointment and terms of members.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall be composed of
seventeen (17) members, each of whom shall be a resident citizen of the county. The
members of the board shall be appointed by the City Council and shall hold office for
terms of three (3) years.
The City Council shall appoint five (5) members to the board who are elected
public officials, currently holding office, their representatives, or other such officials
as may be available and willing to serve.
The City Council shall appoint at least one-third of the members of the board,
who will represent the poor particularly from census tracts incomes below the poverty
level. Additionally, these members will be nominated by existing organizations
whose membership is predominately composed of poor persons.
The City Council shall appoint the remaining members from business, labor,
religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the community.
Sec. 2-137. Ex-officio members.
The city manager or designated representative shall be an ex-officio member
of the Community Development and Services Board, without voting privileges, and
shall act in an advisory capacity to the board.
Sec. 2-138 Chairman; secretary; record of proceedings.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall appoint one of
its members as chairman and one of its members as secretary. It shall be the duty of
the chairman to preside at all meetings of the board, and the secretary shall keep a
record of all the proceedings of the board, which record shall, upon the request of the
City Council, be delivered to it for its inspection and review.
Sec. 2-139. Powers and duties.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall constitute an
advisory board to the City Council, with power to hold hearings in the county and to
consider and make recommendations to the City Council in writing, from-time-to-
time, on any and all matters pertaining to the community development and services of
the county.
Sec. 2-140. Meetings.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall hold regular
meetings at least once every ten ( 10) weeks, at a place and time to be determined by
the board.
Sec. 2-141. Quorum; voting.
A quorum shall consist of at least fifty percent (50%) of the non-vacant board
positions. A motion may be adopted only if it receives the votes of at least a majority
of the members present at a properly-called meeting where there is a quorum present.
Sec. 2-142. Conflict oflnterest.
No board member may participate in the selection, award, or administration of
a subcontract if: (1) the board member, (2) any member of his/her immediate family,
(3) the board member's partner, or (4) any organization which employs or is about to
employ any of the above, has a interest in the firm or person selected to perform the
subcontract.
SECTION 2. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-143 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
SECTION 3. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-144 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
SECTION 4. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-145 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
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SECTION 5. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-146 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
SECTION 6. THAT should any paragraph, section, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this
ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 7 THAT the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
authorized and directed to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an
alternate means of publication provided by law.
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AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this 19th day of December , 1996.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this _ ___........_
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
, Director of Health
Services
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ALEX ''TY" OOKE,
MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
ORDINANCE NO. qq h3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY Of LUBBOCK, TEXAS WITII REGARD TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND SERVICES BOARD; DEFINITION; CREATION AND OFFICIAL DESIGNATION;
COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF ME:MBERS; EX-OFFICIO
ME:MBERS; CHAIRMAN SECRETARY, AND RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS; POWERS
AND DUTIES; MEETINGS; QUORUM AND VOTING; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; THE
DELETION AND RESERVATION OF SECTIONS 2-143, 2-144, 2-145, AND 2-146;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas deems it in the best interest
of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lubbock to make the following amendments to
Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances with regard to the Community Development and Services
Board; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Article V of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE V. CO:MMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES BOARD
Sec. 2-134. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article:
Board shall mean the City of Lubbock Community Development and Services
Board.
Sec. 2-135. Created; official designation.
There is hereby and established a city community development and services board
to be officially designated as the City of Community Development and Services Board.
Sec. 2-136. Composition; appointment and terms of members.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall be composed of
seventeen (17) members, each of whom shall be a resident citizen of the county. The
members of the board shall be appointed by the City Council and shall hold office for
terms of three (3) years.
The City Council shall appoint five (5) members to the board who are elected
public officials, currently holding office, therr representatives, or other such officials as
may be available and willing to serve.
The City Council shall appoint at least one-third of the members of the board, who
will represent the poor particularly from census tracts incomes below the poverty level.
Additionally, these members will be nominated by existing organizations whose
membership is predominately composed of poor persons.
The City Council shall appoint the remaining members from business, labor,
religious, welfare, education, or other major groups and interests in the community.
Sec. 2-137. Ex-officio members.
The city manager or designated representative shall be an ex-officio member of the
Community Development and Seivices Board, without voting privileges, and shall act in
an advisory capacity to the board.
Sec. 2-138 Chairman; secretary; record of proceedings.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall appoint one of its
members as chairman and one of its members as secretary. It shall be the duty of the
chairman to preside at all meetings of the board, and the secretary shall keep a record of
all the proceedings of the board, which record shall, upon the request of the City Council,
be delivered to it for its inspection and review.
Sec. 2-139. Powers and duties.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall constitute an advisory
board to the City Council, with power to hold hearings in the county and to consider and
make recommendations to the City Council in writing, from-time-to-time, on any and all
matters pertaining to the community development and services of the county.
Sec. 2-140. Meetings.
The City Community Development and Services Board shall hold regular meetings
at least once every ten ( 10) weeks,· at a place and time to be determined by the board.
Sec. 2-141. Quorum; voting.
A quorum shall consist ofat least ti~ percent (50%) of the non-vacant board
positions. A motion may be adopted .only if 1t receives the votes of at least a majority of
the members present at a properly-called meeting where there is a quorum present.
Sec. 2-142. Conflict oflnterest.
No board member may participate in the selection, award, or administration of a
subcontract if: {l) the board member, (2) any member of his/her immediate family, (3) the
board member's partner, or (4) any organization which employs or is about to employ any
of the above, has a interest in the firm or person selected to perform the subcontract.
SECTION 2. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-143 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
SECTION 3. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-144 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
SECTION 4. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-145 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
SECTION 5. THAT the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
amended by deleting Section 2-146 in its entirety and reserving said section for future use.
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SECTION 6. THAT should any paragraph. section, clause, phrase or word of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this ordinance
shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 7 THAT the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas is hereby
authorized and directed to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an
alternate means of publication provided by law.
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AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this ____ day of ____ _, 1996.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this ___ day of ____ _, 1997.
ATTEST:
Kathie Darnell, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Doug Goodman, Director of Health
and Community Services
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Amy L. Whitt,
Assistant City Attorney
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ALEX "TY" COOKE,
MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
JAN 151997
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